List of ambassadors of India to Ireland
Head of mission of India to Ireland
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The ambassador of India to Ireland is the chief diplomatic representative of India to Ireland, housed in the Indian Embassy located at 69 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland.[1]
| Ambassador of India to Ireland | |
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Incumbent since April 2026Manish Gupta | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Ambassador |
| Member of | Indian Foreign Service |
| Reports to | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Seat | Embassy of India, Dublin |
| Appointer | |
| Term length |
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| Website | Indian Ambassador to Ireland |
The embassy is headed by the Ambassador.[2]
List of Indian Ambassadors
The following people have served as Ambassadors to Ireland.[3]
| S. No. | Name | Entered office | Left office | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. K. Krishna Menon | 1949 | 1952 | Residence in London |
| 2 | B. G. Kher | 1952 | 1954 | Residence in London |
| 3 | Vijaya Lakshmi Nehru Pandit | 1955 | 1961 | Residence in London |
| 4 | M. C. Chagla | 1962 | 1963 | Residence in London |
| 5 | Raj Krishna Tandon | 1965 | 1968 | |
| 6 | Anthony Grevi Meneses | 1968 | 1971 | |
| 7 | S. V. Patel | 1971 | 1974 | |
| 8 | Prithi Singh | 1975 | 1977 | |
| 9 | Nagendra Nath Jha | 1977 | 1979 | |
| 10 | Manabendra Shah | 1980 | 1983 | |
| 11 | Kiran Kumar Doshi | 1983 | 1986 | |
| 12 | Prem Shunker | 1986 | 1990 | |
| 13 | R. C. Arora | 1990 | 1991 | |
| 14 | C. P. Ravindranathan | 1991 | 1992 | |
| 15 | S. N. Puri | 1992 | 1994 | |
| 16 | H. C. S. Dhody | 1995 | 1998 | |
| 17 | Chokila Iyer | 1999 | 2001 | |
| 18 | Prabhakar Menon | 2001 | 2003 | |
| 19 | Saurabh Kumar | 2003 | 2007 | |
| 20 | P. S. Raghavan | 2007 | 2011 | |
| 21 | Debashish Chakravarty | 2011 | 2013 | |
| 22 | Radhika Lal Lokesh | 2013 | 2016 | |
| 23 | Vijay Thakur Singh | 2016 | 2018 | |
| 24 | Sandeep Kumar | 2018 | 2021 | |
| 25 | Akhilesh Mishra | 2021 | 2026 | |
| 26 | Manish Gupta[4] | April 2026 | Incumbent | |